diff --git a/init b/init
index 706127f8..eb8998d8 100755
--- a/init
+++ b/init
@@ -7,18 +7,18 @@
 
 emergency_shell()
 {
-    [ -x /bin/plymouth ] && /bin/plymouth --hide-splash
+    [ -x /bin/plymouth ] && plymouth --hide-splash
     echo ; echo
     echo "Bug in initramfs /init detected. Dropping to a shell. Good luck!"
     echo
     bash < /dev/console
 }
-trap "emergency_shell" 0 2
 
 echo "Starting initrd..."
 export PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
 export TERM=linux
 
+trap "emergency_shell" 0 2
 # /dev/console comes from the built-in initramfs crud in the kernel
 # someday, we may need to mkdir /dev first here
 exec > /dev/console 2>&1 < /dev/console
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@ mknod /dev/tty1 c 4 1
 
 # start plymouth if it's available
 # arguably we need some of udev run first for fbmods and above devnodes :/
-[ -x /bin/plymouthd ] && /bin/plymouthd --attach-to-session
-[ -x /bin/plymouth ] && /bin/plymouth --show-splash
+[ -x /bin/plymouthd ] && plymouthd --attach-to-session
+[ -x /bin/plymouth ] && plymouth --show-splash
 
 
 # start up udev and trigger cold plugs
-/sbin/udevd --daemon
-/sbin/udevadm trigger
+udevd --daemon
+udevadm trigger
 
 # mount the rootfs
 NEWROOT="/sysroot"
@@ -108,10 +108,10 @@ fi
 # kill off udev
 kill `pidof udevd`
 
-[ -x /bin/plymouth ] && /bin/plymouth --newroot=$NEWROOT
+[ -x /bin/plymouth ] && plymouth --newroot=$NEWROOT
 
 # FIXME: nash die die die
-exec /sbin/switch_root
+exec switch_root
 # davej doesn't like initrd bugs
 echo "Something went very badly wrong in the initrd.  Please "
 echo "file a bug against mkinitrd."